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Jazz4ever said:
Return of AB10 >>> Healthy Exum

Burks was on the right track his last month even with the shoulder injury.

15.7/4.1/3.1

Dante's last month in about the same minutes.

6.4/1.1/4.4
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Nice work putting up the stats on Exum. I am sure there's probably a couple people left on the planet that weren't aware that Dante was a poor offensive player last year.
 
karl malone said:
Thank you for reminding me of what we missed when Burks got injured last year. He has the potential to become one of the best finishers in the game. I still don't view him as a perfect fit in the starting lineup because: 1) he doesn't provide the 3-pt shooting that Hood does, although that might turn out to be less important depending on who the starting PG is now that Exum is injured, 2) Burks & Hayward are both most affective with the ball in their hands, & 3) Burks has the capability of singlehandedly running the second unit offense. Even if he never becomes more than our long-term sixth man, he will likely be more than worth the contract extension that he received. If he is ever able to become a consistently above average defender & 3-pt shooter, his contract could turn out to be one of the bigger bargains in the NBA. I still have some questions regarding his fit within our offensive & defensive systems, but his ability to attack the rim alone makes him an extremely valuable asset to this team. It will be very interesting to see how he returns & the impact that it has on the team during this upcoming season & beyond.
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People are always referencing Alec's 3 PT shooting. Do you not realize that he was our best 3pt shooter last year, hitting 38.2% at 2.7 a game. His catch and shoot #'s were especially high. His FG% was down because his injured shoulder inhibited from lifting itabove his head while finishing. Thankfully, we KNOW he is a fantastic finisher.

His areas of concern are: 1. Over-dribbling/not seeing the pass to be made. 2. Off-ball defense.

When it comes to on-ball defense, he's actually pretty legit. Couple that with his 6'6"/ 6'10" wingspan, good lateral quickness, a team who has bought into the mantra that defense wins, and half a year of watching how to defend, and I think we'll see an improved effort on that end.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Return of AB10 >>> Healthy Exum

Burks was on the right track his last month even with the shoulder injury.

15.7/4.1/3.1

Dante's last month in about the same minutes.

6.4/1.1/4.4
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Wow so Burks compares favorably to an 18 year old rookie? Great, but that should be a given. To bad the positive comparison for him only works on one end of the floor.
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I want to see Burks flourish in this system. I think he's perfect to replace Burke as the scoring punch needed off of the bench. But I need to see him be a much better passer and defender. I am encourage by what he has said and that he was around the team a lot last year even after the injury. His coming back to the team is a huge offensive addition. I hope his defense has improved.
 
Sexual Favors said:
People are always referencing Alec's 3 PT shooting. Do you not realize that he was our best 3pt shooter last year, hitting 38.2% at 2.7 a game. His catch and shoot #'s were especially high. His FG% was down because his injured shoulder inhibited from lifting itabove his head while finishing. Thankfully, we KNOW he is a fantastic finisher.

His areas of concern are: 1. Over-dribbling/not seeing the pass to be made. 2. Off-ball defense.

When it comes to on-ball defense, he's actually pretty legit. Couple that with his 6'6"/ 6'10" wingspan, good lateral quickness, a team who has bought into the mantra that defense wins, and half a year of watching how to defend, and I think we'll see an improved effort on that end.
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1. I do realize that he has made huge improvements regarding his 3-pt shooting, I just believe that (depending on who the PG ends up being) that the starting unit needs a volume 3-pt shooter in the lineup, which Hood (imo) is more capable of providing than Burks.

2. Imo, he needs to do it for more than 27 games (or however many games he played) to be considered a consistently above average 3-pt shooter.

3. Over-dribbling/not seeing the pass to be made are part of my concerns regarding his fit in our offensive system. Off-ball defense is one of my concerns regarding his fit in our defensive system.

4. I agree with what you said regarding his defensive ability & believe that he has the potential to (& eventually will) become an above average defender, I just don't think he's there yet.
 
Burks will never be an above average defender.

I could see him being a good isolation defender, but he has the "getting killed on screen" gene wired into his blood.
 
Burks gunna help upgrade this team. I think we might've gotten to the playoffs if he had been healthy all last year.
 
gregbroncs said:
Wow so Burks compares favorably to an 18 year old rookie?
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Exum is 18 now?

He just gets younger and younger. (He just turned 20 this summer which tells me he was 19 when he was drafted....... He never played an nba game as an 18 year old)
 
Burks has been getting better and better from 3 each year pretty much culminating in his highest percentage of his career last season.

Also had a career high from the free throw line last year (I think it was the highest on the team as well)

Also averaged a career high in assists last year.


Just wait until Snyder is able to work with him for a full year.
 
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